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The highest-poverty public schools in Merced County, California

91 public schools in Merced County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Schendel Elementary leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 83.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
91
Merced County, California
Top % FRL
99.6%
Median % FRL
83.3%
HIGHEST POVERTY · MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Schendel ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45899.6%
2Alicia Reyes ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary54096.3%
3Don Stowell ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary50196.0%
4Sybil N. Crookham ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary36295.6%
5El Nido ElementaryEl Nido, CAEl Nido ElementaryElementary15694.9%
6Margaret Sheehy ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary48194.4%
7Valley Atwater CommunityAtwater, CAMerced County Office of EducationHigh12294.3%
8Bellevue Senior ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryMiddle17893.8%
9Weaver MiddleMerced, CAWeaver UnionMiddle1,07393.7%
10Farmdale ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary91992.9%
11Frank Sparkes ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary42292.7%
12Winfield ElementaryWinton, CAWintonElementary44492.6%
13Winton MiddleWinton, CAWintonMiddle57992.1%
14Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary59991.8%
15Aileen Colburn ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary37191.6%
16Tenaya MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle60791.6%
17Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CAWeaver UnionElementary1,05591.2%
18El Capitan ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary28991.0%
19Planada ElementaryPlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryElementary58390.6%
20Delhi HighDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedHigh71090.0%
21Cesar E. Chavez MiddlePlanada, CAPlanada ElementaryMiddle30589.8%
22Henry Miller ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary67689.6%
23Volta ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary38789.4%
24Mercey Springs ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary60889.3%
25John Muir ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary61388.6%
26Dos Palos HighDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedHigh63988.6%
27Come Back CharterMerced, CAMerced County Office of EducationHigh12888.3%
28Valley Los Banos CommunityLos Banos, CAMerced County Office of EducationHigh16088.1%
29Dos Palos ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary57988.1%
30Joe StefaniMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary64188.0%
31Bryant MiddleDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedMiddle48787.9%
32Campus Park ElementaryLivingston, CALivingston UnionElementary50387.5%
33Bernhard Marks ElementaryDos Palos, CADos Palos Oro Loma Joint UnifiedElementary47887.4%
34Herbert Hoover MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle62987.3%
35Le Grand HighLe Grand, CALe Grand Union HighHigh48487.2%
36Delhi MiddleDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedMiddle36786.6%
37Mitchell ElementaryAtwater, CAAtwater ElementaryElementary52886.0%
38Livingston HighLivingston, CAMerced Union HighHigh1,16985.5%
39Golden Valley HighMerced, CAMerced Union HighHigh1,91785.1%
40Grasslands ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary88485.1%
41John C. Fremont ElementaryMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryElementary58084.7%
42Creekside Junior HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedMiddle81284.6%
43Gustine MiddleGustine, CAGustine UnifiedMiddle37084.6%
44Los Banos Junior HighLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedMiddle93884.3%
45Harmony ElementaryDelhi, CADelhi UnifiedElementary45283.8%
46Yosemite High (Continuation)Merced, CAMerced Union HighHigh34283.3%
47Romero ElementarySanta Nella, CAGustine UnifiedElementary22582.7%
48R. M. Miano ElementaryLos Banos, CALos Banos UnifiedElementary77882.4%
49Atwater HighAtwater, CAMerced Union HighHigh2,02982.1%
50Rudolph Rivera MiddleMerced, CAMerced City ElementaryMiddle60881.7%
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